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Common Reading Essay Contest

We invite you to submit an essay of not more than 750 words on any topic you wish having to do with our common reading, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize winning play, Topdog/Underdog. Your essay must be relevant to Topdog/Underdog—otherwise there are no restrictions on topic or style. All essays will be read and judged by members of the Hofstra faculty. The top three entries will receive iPads and will be invited to a small luncheon with Ms. Parks following her address to the first-year class during Welcome Week. Submission deadline will be Friday, August 14, 2015.

Good luck!

Learn how to submit your Common Reading Essay
Suzan-Lori Parks